Under Yuan Lang’s control, the powerful poisonous fog began to spill from the mouth of the Divine Water Bottle, pouring into the entrance of the nest, rapidly spreading and penetrating deep within. In this manner, after continuously infusing poison for a while, reactions quickly emerged within the nest. The Iron Red Insects that first came into contact with the poisonous fog, being too weak in strength, immediately succumbed to the poison and lost their mobility before eventually dying from the toxicity. The slightly more resistant Iron Red Insects struggled and rushed towards the nest’s entrance after inhaling the poisonous fog. This resulted in dozens of Iron Red Insects bursting out of the nest entrance, each reaching the size of fists. They resembled centipedes, with sixteen legs, entirely dark in color, and covered with a layer of iron armor on their backs. Seeing the Iron Red Insects emerge, Yuan Lang’s expression was joyful. Lu Zhiwei nodded slightly. She then began to clean up this swarm of pests. Lu Zhiwei was very cautious, making the first move by wielding the Water and Fire Daoist Robe, casting a large-scale Profound Yang Fire from her sleeves for a massive fire attack. Faced with such flame attacks, the insect swarm was met with its nemesis and greatly feared. Check latest chapters at NovelHub(.)net Massive areas of Profound Yang Fire spread out, engulfing the Iron Red Insects pouring out of the hole, instantly igniting them. The Tier Three Lower Grade Water and Fire Daoist Robe, combined with Lu Zhiwei’s Foundation Establishment Magical Power, dealt effortlessly with the Tier One Iron Red Insects in a poisoned state. The Iron Red Insects surging out from the entrance were quickly cleared by Lu Zhiwei, with not a single one able to escape. Meanwhile, Yuan Lang intensified the infusion of poison, continuously pouring a large amount of poisonous fog into the nest. More and more Iron Red Insects were startled and angered, rushing out of the nest to bite at Yuan Lang and Lu Zhiwei, intent on devouring these two members of the Human Race as a delicious meal. Yet, in Lu Zhiwei’s eyes, such actions were in vain. The Water and Fire Daoist Robe was deployed, the Profound Yang Fire surged forward, scorching everything in its path. The Iron Red Insects were incinerated at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning to ashes. By this point, more than half of the Iron Red Insects had been cleared. The Iron Red Insect King finally appeared, furiously charging out of the nest entrance, rushing straight towards Yuan Lang. Yuan Lang was still using the Divine Water Bottle to infuse poison, making him the primary target of the Iron Red Insect King’s attack. It possessed a certain level of intelligence, recognizing that resolving Yuan Lang was necessary to stop the poisonous fog from spreading. Faced with the Iron Red Insect King’s attack, Yuan Lang was not the least bit flustered because, at this moment, Lu Zhiwei took action. The Water and Fire Daoist Robe unleashed a Profound Yang Fire that charged directly at the Iron Red Insect King. The Iron Red Insect King’s attack was thwarted, forcing it to first avoid the Profound Yang Fire, quickly adjusting its airborne form to land down below. This sidestepped the flame attack, demonstrating its agility. Seeing the Iron Red Insect King reveal itself, larger than the other Iron Red Insects by more than double, emanating Foundation Establishment Demon Power, Lu Zhiwei’s assaults became even more fierce. She summoned the Profound Dark Needle and attacked the Iron Red Insect King with full strength, leaving no room for doubt about her prowess. Under such an offensive, Lu Zhiwei’s chances of victory were overwhelmingly high. In just a few moves, she slew the Iron Red Insect King, completing the Doorway Affairs task. [Doorway Affairs: Eliminate the Iron Red Insects of Purple Immortal Mountain, task completed] [Completion Rewards: Reputation 890, Magical Artifact Flame Fire Stick ×1] Upon the successful completion of this Doorway Affairs task, a system dialog box popped up in front of Lu Ping. Now you can proceed to execute another Doorway Affairs task. On the Land Passage, roughly in the center of the route, a group of Loose Cultivator scoundrels is roaming around, ambushing passing cultivators and mortals. Such Loose Cultivator scoundrels were most despised by Yuan Lang. Learning from Lu Zhiwei that the next activity would be dealing with these Loose Cultivator scoundrels along the trade route, he agreed immediately, eager to move forward. From Purple Immortal Mountain to the Land Passage, with the Sword Control speed of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, it would take no more than an hour. Setting up the Flying Sword, they reached the location on the Land Passage, and the trio began investigating the whereabouts of this group of Loose Cultivator scoundrels. Even with Lu Ping’s guidance, providing information on the number and specific strength of these Loose Cultivators, Lu Zhiwei remained extremely cautious. She secretly observed the strength of this group of Loose Cultivator scoundrels. A total of eight people, composed of Loose Cultivators from Qi Kingdom. The weakest is at the Sixth Layer of Qi Cultivation. The strongest is at the peak of the First-Layer Foundation Establishment, about to break through to the Second-Layer Foundation Establishment. Even if the leader of the Loose Cultivators breaks through to the Second-Layer Foundation Establishment, in Lu Zhiwei’s view, it would only take a single sword strike. This time, the three didn’t set up any bait or lie in wait. After finding the opponent’s den, they immediately launched a sweep operation, directly attacking the den. The Fire Cloud Sword erupted with scarlet sword light, taking the lead and cutting down a Loose Cultivator at the Sixth Layer of Qi Cultivation with a single stroke. After this Loose Cultivator was slain, it was like a huge stone plunging into water, creating a massive splash. The remaining seven Loose Cultivator scoundrels were alarmed one by one, rushing out to see what was happening. Upon seeing a companion struck down, their expressions turned livid with anger or seriousness, as they looked towards Yuan Lang and Lu Zhiwei. "How dare you kill one of Ma Junyi’s men!" Leading the group was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator named Ma Junyi, who shouted angrily, ready to strike, clutching a black Flying Sword. "I don’t care who you are!" Yuan Lang coldly replied, urging the Fire Cloud Sword to fly out again, targeting another Loose Cultivator at the Eighth Layer of Qi Cultivation. The opponent saw the Fire Cloud Sword coming but did not show fear. Yet, due to not having gauged Yuan Lang’s strength, he was somewhat confident and wielded a Long Saber Spiritual Artifact to intercept the Fire Cloud Sword. He didn’t dodge or evade, standing firm on the spot. As a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, Ma Junyi noticed Yuan Lang’s Cultivation Realm and, seeing his subordinate so careless, cursed under his breath. The result was just as Ma Junyi expected. The Long Saber Spiritual Artifact had barely made contact with the Fire Cloud Sword when it was sent flying by its strike. Yuan Lang took the opportunity to urge the Fire Cloud Sword to cut again, slicing through this Loose Cultivator in one move, giving him no chance to fight back. "Who exactly are you?" In quick succession, two companions were slain instantly, causing Ma Junyi to feel cautious and inquire about Yuan Lang and Lu Zhiwei’s origins. If there was any offense, he thought they could simply apologize, avoiding a great conflict. As the leader of Loose Cultivators, Ma Junyi wasn’t stupid, guessing that Lu Zhiwei and Yuan Lang were either here for revenge or to dispense justice. "I am from the Shenxiao Palace!" Before Lu Zhiwei could respond, Yuan Lang stepped forward, controlling the Fire Cloud Sword, launching an attack toward Ma Junyi.